Garment

ABSTRACT

A CLOSE-FITTING, NEAT, ATTRACTIVE AND WARM GARMENT FOR USE AS A WORK SUIT, SKI SUIT, HUNTING SUIT, SPORTS SUIT, BOBSLEDDING SUIT, SNOWMOBILE SUIT, AND THE LIKE, WHICH IN CLUDES A BLOUSE OR JACKET PORTION AND A TROUSERS PORTION. THE BLOUSE OR JACKET PORTION AND THE TROUSERS PORTION OF THE GARMENT EACH INCLUDE A FLEXIBLE FABRIC OUTER LINER COMPONENT AND FLEXIBLE, WARM, HEAT-INSULATING INNER LINER COMPONENT. A FIRST FLEXIBLE ELASTIC MEANS IS PROVIDED FOR INTERCONNECTING THE BLOUSE OR JACKET PORTION TO THE TROUSERS PORTION OF THE FLEXIBLE, WARM, HEAT-INSULATING INNER LINER COMPONENT OF THE GARMENT AND A SECOND FLEXIBLE, ELASTIC MEANS IS PROVIDED FOR INTERCONNECTING THE BLOUSE OR JACKET PORTION AND THE TROUSERS PORTION OF THE FLEXIBLE ELASTIC OUTER LINER COMPONENT OF THE GARMENT SO THAT IN USE BOTH THE FLEXIBLE, WARM, HEAT-INSULATING INNER LINER COMPONENT AND THE FLEXIBLE, FABRIC OUTER LINER COMPONENT OF THE GARMENT WILL EXPAND OR YIELD TO CONFORM TO THE NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE WEARER WHEN THE WEARER MOVES FORWARDLY OR SIDEWISE FROM A NORMAL UPRIGHT POSITION AND WITHOUT BINDING OF THE GARMENT OR DISCOMFORT TO THE WEARER.

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H15 EH Sept. 20, 1971 J. A. ELIN GARMENT 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 11,1969 vl/VVE/VTOR JACOB A. ELI/V Q) riianldinil 0: I!!! ..l i I4 UnitedStates Patent 3,605,118 GARMENT Jacob A. Elin, 400 E. Randolph St.,Chicago, Ill. 60601 Filed July 11, 1969, Ser. No. 841,089 Int. Cl. A41d13/02 US. Cl. 2--79 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A close-fitting,neat, attractive and warm garment for use as a work suit, ski suit,hunting suit, sports suit, bobsledding suit, snowmobile suit, and thelike, which includes a blouse or jacket portion and a trousers portion.The blouse or jacket portion and the trousers portion of the garmenteach include a flexible fabric outer liner component and flexible, warm,heat-insulating inner liner component. A first flexible elastic means isprovided for interconnecting the blouse or jacket portion to thetrousers portion of the flexible, warm, heat-insulating inner linercomponent of the garment and a second flexible, elastic means isprovided for interconnecting the blouse or jacket portion and thetrousers portion of the flexible elastic outer liner component of thegarment sothat in use both the flexible, warm, heat-insulating innerliner component and the flexible, fabric outer liner component of thegarment will expand or yield to conform to the needs and requirements ofthe wearer when the wearer moves forwardly or sidewise from a normalupright position and without binding of the garment or discomfort to thewearer.

OBJECTS An object of the present invention is to provide a new andimproved close-fitting, neat, attractive and warm garment which may beused as a work suit, ski suit, hunting suit, sports suit, bob-sleddingsuit, snowmobile suit, and for like purposes, which embodies a flexible,fabric outer liner component and flexible, warm, heat-insulating innerliner component, each of which components includes a blouse or jacketportion and a trousers portion, and a first flexible, elastic meansinterconnecting the blouse or jacket portion and the trousers portion ofthe flexible, warm, heat-insulating inner liner component, and a secondflexible, elastic means interconnecting the blouse or jacket portion andthe trousers portion of the flexible, fabric outer liner component ofthe garment so that in use both the inner liner component and theflexible, fabric outer liner component of the new garment will expandand readily conform to the body position and needs requirements of thewearer and without binding of the garment or discomfort to the wearer.

Another object of the invention is to provide a new and improvedclose-fitting, neat, attractive and warm garment for the uses specifiedhereinbefore, and for similar uses, and which includes a blouse orjacket portion and a trousers portion and a plurality of novel flexible,elastic interconnecting means for yieldably interconnecting the severalparts and sections of the inner and outer liner components of thegarment so that in use the blouse or jacket portion and the trousersportion will yieldably move to conform to the body position and theneeds, requirements and comfort of the wearer of the garment when thewearer bends or moves from a normal upright position, without binding ordiscomfort.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a novel arrangementof four (4) flexible, elastic interconnecting means for yieldablyinterconnecting the several parts and sections of the inner and outerliner components of the new garment to enable the blouse or jacketportion and the trousers portion of the garment to yieldabl move "ice toconform to the position, needs, requirements and comfort of the wearerof the garment when the wearer bends from a normal, upright position.

Another object of the invention is to provide in the new garment a novelconstruction and arrangement of the sections of the blouse or jacketportion and of the trousers portion of the garment, and a novelflexible, foldable and extensible intermediate section in the flexibleouter liner component of the garment.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective side and rear viewof the new garment as it appears when the wearer is in normal uprightposition;

FIG. 2 is a perspective side and rear view showing the new garment as itappears when the wearer bends forward ly from a normal upright position;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary elevational view on line 3-3 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary elevational View on line 44 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary enlarged vertical sectional view, on line 55 inFIG. 1, showing the relative positions of the constituent parts orsections of the flexible outer fabric liner component and theconstituent parts of sections of the flexible inner liner component ofthe blouse or jacket portion and of the trousers portion of the newgarment, and the relative positions of the several flexible elasticmeans interconnecting the said constituent parts or sections as theyappear when the wearer of the garment is in normal upright position;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view, on line 6-6 in FIG. 2,turned ninety degrees clockwise from the position in which the garmentis shown in FIG. 2, showing the relative positions of the constituentparts or sections of the blouse or jacket portions of the inner andouter liner components and the constituent parts or sections of thetrousers portion of the inner and outer liner components of the garment,and the relative positions of the several flexible elasticinterconnecting means interconnecting the said constituent parts orsections as they appear when the wearer bends forwardly into a positionas shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 7 is a transverse sectional plan view on line 77 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a transverse sectional plan view on line 88 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a transverse sectional plan view on line 99 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 10 is a transverse sectional plan view on line 10-10 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 11 is a fragmentary elevational view on line 11-11 in FIG. 5; and

FIG. 12 is a fragmentary elevational view on line 1212 in FIG. 5.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION A preferred embodiment of the new garment isillustrated in the drawings, wherein it is generally indicated at 15,and includes a blouse or jacket portion 16 and a trousers portion 1.7.The blouse or jacket portion 16 and the trousers portion 17 embody anouter fabric liner component 18 which may be made of twill, nylon,sateen, or other suitable fabric material, and an inner liner component19 which may be made of any suitable warm, heat-insulating material,such as quilting, laminated foam rubber or other relatively warm. andheat-insulating materials which is suitable for use in making the newgarment for use as a work suit, ski suit, hunting suit, sports suit,bob-sledding suit, snowmobile suit, and the like.

The blouse or jacket portion of the inner liner component 19 of thegarment includes an inner and upper part or section 20 and an outer andlower part or section 21, as 'best shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. The inner andupper blouse or jacket section 20 of the inner liner component 19 of thegarment 15 includes a pair of spaced fabric layers 22 which may be madeof any suitable fabric material such, for example, as twill nylon,sateen, or the like, and an intermediate body layer 23 of quilting orlaminated foam rubber, or like suitable heat-insulating and relativelywarm-in-use material. Similarly, the lower and outer part of section 21of the blouse or jacket portion of the inner liner component 19 of thegarment 15 is composed of a pair of spaced fabric layers 24, such astwill, nylon, sateen, or the like, and an intermediate body 25 ofquilting, laminated foam rubber, pile material, fur, or like suitableheat-insulating and relatively warm-in-use material.

As best shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the inner and lower blouse or jacketpart or section 21 of the inner liner component 19 of the blouse orjacket portion 16 has an upper end portion which is folded over onitself, and is attached, as by stitching, to the main body thereof, asat 26. A first flexible and yieldable elastic interconnecting means, inthe form of a flexible rubber band member 27, or the like, has a lowerend portion 28 which is attached, as by stitching 29, to the upper endportion 26 of the lower and inner liner Mouse or jacket part or section21 of the flexible inner liner component 19 of the blouse or jacketportion 16, and the flexible elastic band member 27 has an upper endportion 30 which is attached, as by stitching '31, to the upper andouter blouse or jacket part or section 20 of the flexible inner linercomponent 19 of the blouse or jacket portion 16 of the garment 15.

The upper and inner liner part or section 20 of the blouse or jacketportion of the flexible inner liner component 19 of the garment 15 hasan infolded lower end portion 32, and a second flexible elasticinterconnecting means, in the form of a flexible rub-ber band member 33,has an upper end portion which is attached, as by stitching 34, to theinfolded lower end portion 32 of the upper and inner liner part orsection 20 of the blouse or jacket portion of the flexible inner linercomponent 19 of the garment 15 (FIGS. 5 and 6). The flexible elasticband member 33 has a depending lower end portion 36 which is insertedthrough and is slidably movable in an angularly but generallytransversely extending slot or opening 35 in the body 24-25 of the upperand inner liner blouse or jacket section 21 of the flexible inner linercomponent 19 of the garment 15, and this lower end portion 36 of theflexible elastic band member 33 is attached, as by stitching 37, to theupper end portion of the inner liner section 38 of the trousers portionof the flexible inner liner component 19 of the garment 15.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the trousers portion 38 of i the inner linercomponent 19 and the lower and outer blouse section 21 of the innerliner component 19 are disposed in vertically spaced generally parallelcoplanar relationship, and the lower end portion 36 of the flexibleelastic band member 33 extends downwardly over the inner side of aninner flexible belt or waist band member 41 which extends between andbridges the space between the lower end portion of the upper and outerliner part or section 20 of the blouse or jacket portion of the flexibleinner liner component 19 and the upper end portion of the inner linerpart or section 383940 of the trousers portion of the flexible innerliner component 19 of the garment 15.

The upper end portion of the belt or waist band member 36 is infoldedupon itself and is attached, as by stitching 42, to the lower endportion of the inner and lower part or section 21 of the blouse orjacket portion of the flexible inner liner component 19 and the lowerend portion of the belt or waist band member 41 is attached, as bystitching 43, to the upper end portion of the inner 4 liner part orsection 38 of the trousers portions of the flexible inner linercomponent 19 of the garment 15.

As is also shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the flexible outer fabric linercomponent 18 of the garment 15 includes an upper flexible fabric blouseor jacket section 44 having. a lower end ortion 45 which is infoldedupon itself and attached together as by stitching 46.

The outer fabric liner component 18 of the new garment 15 includes aflexible, foldable and extensible fabric intermediate section, in theform of a flexible fabric member 47, which is normally disposed in anextended position, as in FIG. 5, but is adapted to be moved into afolded position, as in FIG. 6, when the wearer of the new garment bendsforwardly from a normal upright position, as in FIG. 5, into a forwardlybent-over position, as in FIG. 6. This flexible fabric intermediatemember or section 47 has an outer and normally lower end portion whichis attached, as by the stitching 46, to the lower end portion of theflexible fabric outer liner section 44 of the blouse or jacket portion16 of the garment 15, and the flexible, foldable and extensibleintermediate fabric member or section 47 has an inner and normally upperend portion which is infolded upon itself and is attached, as bystitching 49, to the upper end portion 60 of a lower part or section 52of the outer fabric liner component 18 of the garment 15. The lowerportion of the part or section 52 forms the flexible outer fabric linerfor the trousers portion 17 of the garment 15.

The new garment 15 includes a third flexible elastic interconnectingmeans, in the form of a flexible, elastic rubber or like band memberwhich is arranged inwardly of the flexible fabric upper and outer blouseor jacket portion part or section of the flexible outer liner component18 of the garment 15. This flexible elastic band member 50 has an upperend portion which is attached, as by stitching 51, to the flexiblefabric upper and outer liner part or section 44 of the flexible outerliner component 18, and the flexible elastic band member 50 has a lowerend portion which is attached, as by stitching 49, to the inner andnormally upper flexible, foldable and extensible intermediate section 47of the flexible fabric outer liner component 18 of the garment 15.

The new garment 15 also includes a fourth flexible elasticinterconnecting means, in the form of a flexible elastic rubber or likeband member 53, which has an upper end portion which is attached, as bythe stitching 46, to the infolded lower end portion 45 of the upper andouter blouse or jacket portion of the flexible outer liner component 18of the garment 15. This flexible elastic band member 53 is extendedthrough and is slidably movable in an angularly extending slot oropening 59 which is formed in and extends through the section 60-52 ofthe flexible fabric outer liner component 18 of the garment 15, and thelower end portion of the flexible elastic band member 53 is attached, asby stitching 54, to the trousers portion of the section 52 of theflexible fabric outer liner component 18 of the garment 15.

The new garment 15 also includes a multi-ply or composite fabric layerbelt or waist band member 55 which includes a plurality of fabric layers57 having upper and lower end portions which are infolded uponthemselves and stitched together, as at 57. This belt or waist bandsection 55 is also attached, at its inner surface, as at 58, to thelower section 52-60 of the flexible outer fabric liner component 18 ofthe garment 15.

USE AND OPERATION In the use of the new garment 15, as when it is usedas a work suit, ski suit, hunting suit, sports suit, bobsledding suit,snowmobile suit, or for like purposes, the parts thereof are normallydisposed in the relative positions in which they are shown in FIGS. 1and 5, when the wearer is in upright position, as in FIG. 1. However,when the wearer bends forwardly, as, for example, into the forwardlybent-over position illustrated in FIG. 2,

the parts or sections of the new garment 15 assume generally therelative positions in which they are shown in FIG. 6, with suchvariations as are caused by the degree of bend and the exact positioninto which the body of the wearer bends or turns from a normal uprightposition, as in FIG. 1; it being noted, in this connection, that theparts and sections of the new garment 15 are shown in FIG. 6 turnedninety degrees (90) clockwise from the position in which they are shownin FIG. 2 so as better to compare the relative positions of the parts orsections, as shown in FIG. 6, with the relative positions in which thesame parts or sections, as shown in FIG. 5, when the wearer of the newgarment 15 is in a normal upright position as in FIG. 1.

Thus, by reference to FIG. 6 it will be noted that when the wearer ofthe new garment 15 bends forwardly from a normal upright position, asshown in FIG. 1, into the forwardly bent-over position shown in FIG. 2,the upper and inner liner blouse or jacket section 20 of the inner linercomponent 19 of the garment 15 yields or moves lengthwise of the body ofthe wearer, with the movement of the wearers body, relative to the lowerand inner blouse or jacket section 21 of the inner liner component 19 ofthe garment 15 while, at the same time, the lower and inner blouse orjacket section 21 of the inner liner component 19 and the inner linertrousers section 38 of the flexible inner liner component 19 and theinner belt or waistband section member 41 move downwardly from thepositions in which they are shown in FIG. into the position in whichthey are shown in FIG. 6. This relative movement of the parts 20213841is made possible by the conjoint action of the first flexible elasticinterconnecting means or flexible rubber band member 27, in conjunctionwith the second flexible elastic interconnecting means or flexiblerubber band member 33', and the aforesaid relative movement isfacilitated by the slidable movement of the body 36 of the secondflexible elastic interconnecting means or flexible elastic rubber bandmember 33 across the outer surface of the inner belt or waist bad member41 and the slidable movement of the flexible elastic band member 33-36in the diagonally extending slot or opening in the lower and outerblouse or jacket section 21 of the inner liner component 19 of thegarment 15.

At the same time, that is, as the wearer of the new garment 15 bendsforwardly from a normal upright position, as in FIG. 1, into a bent-overposition, as in FIG. 2, the flexible fabric section 60-52 of the outerliner component 18 of the garment 15, and the attached outer belt orwaist band member 55, yieldably move downwardly on and relative to thebody of the wearer, relative to the upper section 44 of the flexiblefabric outer liner component 18 of the garment 15 from the position inwhich the parts are shown in FIG. 5 into the position in which the partsare shown in FIG. 6. This relative movement of the section 60-52 of theflexible fabric outer liner component 18 of the garment 15, and attachedouter belt or waist band member 55, is made possible by the conjointaction of the third flexible elastic interconnecting means or flexibleelastic band member 50, and the fourth flexible elastic interconnectingmeans or flexible rubber band member 53 which stretch or elongate duringthis operation, and the flexible, foldable and extensible intermediatefabric member 47 which folds downwardly upon itself during thisoperation from the position in which it is shown in FIG. 5 into theposition in which it is shown in FIG. 6, while, at the same time, thefourth flexible elastic interconnecting means or flexible rubber bandmember 53 slidably moves through the angularly extending slot or opening59 in the section 60 of the flexible outer fabric component 18 of thegarment 15.

When the wearer of the new garment 15 returns from a forwardly bent-overposition, as in FIG. 2, into a normal upright position, as in FIG. 1,the then stretched and elongated first flexible elastic interconnectingmeans or flexible rubber band member 27 returns the lower and innerblouse or jacket section 21 of the flexible inner linner component 19 ofthe garment 15 to its normal position of wear, as in FIGS. 1 and 5, andthe then stretched and elongated second flexible elastic interconnectingmeans or flexible elastic band member 33-36 returns the inner linersection 38 of the trousers portion 17 of the garment 15, and the innerbelt or waist band member 41, into their normal position of wear, as inFIGS. 1 and 5. During this movement, the body 36 of the flexible elasticband member 3336 slidably moves past the inner surface of the inner beltor waist band member 41 and moves slidably in and through the diagonallyextending slot or opening 35 in the inner and lower blouse or jacketsection 21 of the inner liner component of the garment 15.

At the same time, that is, as the wearer of the new garment 15 movesfrom a forwardly bent-over position, as in FIG. 2, into a normal uprightposition, as in FIG. 2, the then stretched and elongated third flexibleelastic interconnecting means or flexible elastic band member 50 unfoldsthe flexible, foldable and extensible intermediate section 47 from itsdownwardly and inwardly folded position, as in FIG. 6, into its normalextended position, as in FIG. 5, and the then stretched and elongatedfourth flexible elastic interconnecting means or flexible elastic bandmember 53 returns the section 52-60 of the outer fabric liner component18 and attached outer belt or waist band member 55 from the loweredposition in which these parts are shown in FIG. 6 into their normalposition of wear, as in FIG. 5. During this operation the flexibleelastic band member slidably moves through the slot or opening 59 in thesection 52-60 of the outer fabric liner component 19 of the garment 15.

It will be noted that the relative positions of the various parts andsections of the garment 15, as shown in FIG. 6, conform generally to therelative positions which the parts or sections assume when the wearer ofthe new garment bends forwardly from a normal upright position into aforwardly bent-over position, as in FIG. 2. However, the relativepositions of the parts and sections, as shown in FIG. 6, are merelyillustrative and the exact positions of the parts and sections of thenew garment will vary somewhat depending upon the particular positionwhich the wearer assumes in bending or turning forwardly or sidewisefrom a normal upright position as in FIG. 1, and the construction andarrangement of the parts and sections of the new garment are such thatthey enable the garment 15 to conform to the position, needs, comfortand requirements of the wearer, without binding or discomfort, in anyand all positions which the wearer may assume bending forwardly orsidewise from a normal upright position of use as in FIG. 1. I

It will thus be noted that the present invention provides a new andimproved close-fitting, neat, attractive and warm garment for itsintended uses, as set forth hereinbefore, embodying a flexible, fabricouter liner component and flexible, warm, heat-insulating inner linercomponent; each of which components includes a blouse or jacket portionand a trousers portion; a first, flexible, elastic means interconnectingthe blouse or jacket portion and the rousers portion of the flexible,Warm, heat-insulating inner liner component; and a second flexible,elastic means interconnecting the blouse or jacket portion and thetrousers portion of the flexible, fabric outer liner component of thegarment so that in use both the inner liner component and the flexible,fabric outer liner component of the new garment will expand and readilyconform to the body position and needs requirements of the wearer andwithout binding of the garment or discomfort to the wearer.

It will thus be seen from the foregoing description, considered inconjunction with the accompanying drawings, that the present inventionprovides a new and improved garment for its intended uses and purposes,and has the desirable advantages and characteristics and accomplishesits intended objects including those hereinbefore pointed out and otherswhich are inherent in the invention.

I claim:

1. A garment comprising (1) a blouse or jacket portion; and (2) atrousers portion;

(3) the said garment comprising (a) a flexible inner liner component;and

(b) a flexible fabric outer liner component;

(c) the said flexible inner liner component including (1) an upper andinner blouse or jacket liner section; and

(2) a lower and outer blouse or jacket liner section;

(d) the said flexible inner liner component also including (1) atrousers portion;

(e) a first flexible elastic means interconnecting the said upper andinner blouse or jacket liner section and the said lower and outer blouseor jacket liner section of the said flexible inner liner component ofthe said garment;

(f) a second flexible elastic means interconnecting the said upper andinner blouse or jacket liner section and the said inner trousers linersection of the said flexible inner liner component of the said garment;

(g) the said flexible fabric outer liner of the said garment comprising(1) an upper and outer fabric blouse or jacket liner section having (a)a lower end portion; and (b) a lower and inner section including (1) anupper end portion;

(h) a flexible foldable and extensible intermediate section disposedbetween the said upper and outer blouse or jacket section and the saidlower and inner section of the said outer fabric liner component of thesaid garment and disposed inwardly of the said upper and outer blouse orjacket section of the said outer fabric liner component;

(i) the said flexible, foldable and extensible intermediate section ofthe said outer fabric liner component of the said garment including l) alower and outer end portion; and (2) an inner and upper end portion;

(j) a third flexible elastic means interconnecting the said lower endportion of the said upper blouse or jacket section of the said outerfabric liner component of the said garment and the said inner and upperend portion of the said flexible, foldable and extensible section of thesaid flexible fabric outer liner component; and

(k) a fourth, flexible elastic means interconnecting the said lower endportion of the said upper and outer blouse or jacket section of the saidfabric outer liner component and the said lower end portion of the saidflexible, foldable and extensible intermediate section of the saidflexible fabric outer liner component and the said lower and innersection of the said flexible, fabric outer liner component of the saidgarment.

2. A garment as defined in claim 1 in which the said lower and outerblouse or jacket section of the said flexible inner liner component ofthe said garment has (1) an inner surface; and (2) an outer surface; andin which (b) the said slot or opening extends angularly upwardly fromits lower end on the said outer surface of the said lower and innerblouse or jacket section of the said inner liner component of thegarment to its upper end on the said inner surface of the said section.4. A garment as defined in claim 1 in which (a) the said outer and lowerblouse section of the said inner liner component of the said garment andthe said trousers section of the said inner liner component of the saidgarment are arranged in generally coplanar relationship with but spacedvertically from each other; and in which the said garment includes (b)an inner belt or waist band member having (1) an upper end portionattached to the said lower and outer blouse section of the said innerliner component of the said garment; and in which the belt or waist bandsection includes (2) a lower end portion attached to the said trousersportion of the said inner liner component of the said garment. 5. Agarment as defined in claim 4 in which the said belt or waist bandmember includes (i) an inner surface; and in which (2) the firstflexible, elastic interconnecting means extends from the said slot oropening downwardly past and is slidably movable over the said innersurface of the said inner belt or waist band section of the saidflexible inner liner component of the said garment.

6. A garment as defined in claim 1 in which the said lower section ofthe said flexible outer liner component of the said garment has (1) aslot or opening extending generally transversely therethrough; and inwhich (2) the said fourth flexible, elastic interconnecting meansextends through and is slidably movable in the said slot or opening inthe said lower section of the said outer fabric liner component of thesaid garment.

7. A garment as defined in claim 6 which includes (1) an outer belt orwaist band member attached to the said lower section of the said outerflexible, fabric liner component of the said garment; and in which (2)the said fourth flexible elastic interconnecting means extends from thesaid slot or opening in the said lower section of the said flexiblefabric outer liner component of the garment inwardly of the said lowersection of the said flexible fabric outer liner component of the saidgarment past the said outer belt or waist band member.

8. A garment comprising (1) a blouse or jacket portion; and

(2) a trousers portion; the said garment including (3) a flexible linercomponent including (a) a blouse or jacket section including (1) anupper and inner portion; and (2) a lower and outer portion (b) atrousers portion arranged below and in generally coplanar relationshipwith the said lower and outer portion of the said blouse or jacketsection of the said liner component of the garment;

(4) a first flexible, elastic means interconnecting the said upper andinner portion and the said lower and outer portion of the said blouse orjacket section of the said liner component of the said garment; and

(5) a second, flexible, elastic means interconnecting the said upper andinner portion of the said blouse or jacket section and the said trousersportion of the said liner component of the said garment.

9. A garment as defined in claim 8 in which the said garment includesflexible inner and outer liner components, said flexible outer linercomponent including (a) an upper blouse or jacket section;

(b) a lower portion providing a trousers section;

(c) a flexible, foldable and extensible intermediate section arrangedbetween and attached to the said upper blouse or jacket section and tothe said lower portion of the said flexible outer liner component of thesaid garment; and

(d) a third flexible elastic means interconnecting the said upper blouseor jacket section and the said flexible, foldable and extensibleintermediate section and the said lower section of the said flexibleouter liner component of the said garment.

10. A garment comprising 1) a flexible, fabric outer liner component;

(2) a flexible, inner liner component;

(3) each of the said components including (a) a blouse or jacketportion; and

(h) a trousers portion;

(4) a first flexible, elastic means interconnecting the said blouse orjacket portion of the said flexible inner liner component and the saidflexible, inner liner component of the said trousers portion of the saidgarment;

(5) a second flexible, elastic means interconnecting the said blouse orjacket portion of the said flexible fabric outer liner and the flexible,outer liner component of said trousers portion of the said garment;

(6) the said blouse or jacket portion of the said flexible, inner linercomponent of the said garment including (a) spaced inner and outersections; and

(b) a third flexible, elastic means interconnecting the said spacedinner and outer sections of the said blouse or jacket portion of thesaid flexible inner liner component of the said garment.

11. A garment comprising (1) a flexible, fabric outer liner component;

(2) a flexible, inner liner component composed of relatively heavy,warm, heat-insulating material;

(3) each of the said components including (a) a blouse or jacketportion; and

(b) a trousers portion;

(c) said blouse portion of said flexible, inner liner componentincluding an upper, inner portion and a lower, outer portion;

(4) a first flexible, elastic strip member interconnecting the upper,inner portion and the lower, outer portion of said blouse or jacketportion of the said flexible inner liner component at the back of thesaid garment;

(5) a second flexible, elastic strip member interconnecting the lowerand outer portion of said blouse or jacket portion of the said flexibleinner liner compo nent and the said flexible, inner liner component ofthe said trousers portion of the said garment at the back of the saidgarment; and

(6) an additional flexible, elastic strip member interconnecting thesaid blouse or jacket portion of the said flexible outer liner componentand the said trousers portion of said flexible outer liner component ofsaid garment at the back of the said garment.

12. A garment comprising (1) a flexible fabric liner component;

(2) said component including (a) a blouse or jacket portion; and

(b) a trousers portion;

(0) an extensible portion joining said blouse or jacket portion and saidtrousers portion;

(3) flexible, elastic means interconnecting the said 'blouse or jacketportion of the said liner component and the said trousers portion of thesaid liner component of the said garment at the back of the saidgarment;

(4) the said flexible, elastic interconnecting means including (a) aflexible, elastic interconnecting member which is connected between thetrousers portion and one side of said extensible portion and whichprojects through and is bodily movable in and relative to the saidtrousers portion of the said liner component of the said garment and isyieldable under the force of its own innate elasticity relative to thesaid trousers portion of the said liner component of the said garment;and

(b) an additional flexible, elastic member interconnecting the saidblouse or jacket portion and the said trousers portion of the saidflexible liner component of the said garment, said additional flexibleelastic member being connected between said blouse or jacket portion andthe other side of said extensible portion.

13. A one-piece garment comprising (a) a flexible, fabric outer linercomponent;

(b) a flexible, fabric inner liner component;

(c) each of the said flexible fabric components includ- (1) a blouse orjacket portion; and

(2) a trousers portion;

(3) an extensible portion joining said blouse or jacket portion and saidtrousers portion of said flexible, fabric outer liner component;

(d) a first flexible waist band portion in said flexible fabric outerliner component;

(e) a second flexible, waist band portion integrally interconnecting thesaid blouse or jacket portion and the said trousers portion of the saidflexible fabric inner liner component;

(f) first flexible, elastic means having upper and lower end portionsinterconnecting the said blouse or jacket portion and the said trousersportion of the said flexible inner liner component of the said garmentabove and below the said second flexible waist band portion; and

(g) additional flexible, elastic means interconnecting the said blouseor jacket portion and the said trousers portion of the said flexiblefabric outer liner component of the said garment, said additionalflexible, elastic means being connected across said extensible portion.

14. A one-piece garment as defined in claim 13 in which (a) the saidadditional flexible, elastic means extends inwardly of the said firstwaist band portion and is extensible relative thereto.

15. A one-piece garment as defined in claim 13 in which the said blouseor jacket portion of the said flexible, fabric inner liner component ofthe said garment includes (a) an upper portion; and

(b) a lower portion; and

(c) further flexible, elastic means having upper and lower end portionsinterconnecting the said upper portion and the said lower portion of thesaid blouse or jacket portion of the said flexible fabric inner linercomponent of said garment above the said second waist band portion.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 599,110 2/1898 Prescott 2791,255,334 2/1918 Pease 279 1,293,280 2/1919 Williams 279 1,301,1644/1919 Pease 279 1,896,183 2/1933 Manson 279 2,831,198 4/ 1958 Datlof279X 2,966,155 12/1960 Krupp 22.1X

H. HAMPTON HUNTER, Primary Examiner

